The death penalty as well as capital punishment!
That seems a bit excessive!😜
Flogged naked through the streets before having your head lopped off!
I reckon now would be a great time to stand as an independent MP.
Helen Morgan LDP 17,957
Suzie Akers-Smith IND 95
oops his initial denial didn't quite cut it
what a ****ing shambles!!
does beg the question if he has to resign from the investigation due to breaking covid rules then why hasn't he resigned from his role as cabinet secretary ?
https://twitter.com/SamCoatesSky/status/1471827747240566785
Finally a jurno getting the question answered....sort of
For those who havent watched that Sam Coates interview I highly recommend it. The sense of entitlement is staggering. He seems deeply upset that journalists are daring to ask awkward questions and wants to get back to the good old days where he could waffle and it would be reported without question.
It’s being suggested in the news he has a year to sort his act out.
He’ll be gone sooner than that.
“breaking the golden rule” - answers on a postcard….
The golden rule? Don’t ask why the Emperor is naked.
It’s being suggested in the news he has a year to sort his act out.
its the only act he has…
He’ll be gone sooner than that
If Covid rates weren’t heading skyward at the moment, he’d be toast already
But having a leadership election at the moment would look crass and self-indulgent even by the standards of this gang of shysters. Not something the voters would forgive
I’m sure Boris is fully aware that this is the only reason he’s still in a job
I suspect that’s why he’s so prissy in that Sky interview
The Sam Coates interview. Wow.
When this waffle is in special measures.
What a wreck of human being.
Covid no one knows the end game, but any new leader would have to contend with absolute lunacy of the hard right backbenchers : as the ERG they were certain they knew more than trade & economics experts, as the CRG they are certain they know more than medical and scientific experts
On top of that brexit is still a quagmire, negotiations dragging on & on...
Any new leader might still be dependent on labour to get crucial votes on either brexit or covid thru!
Oh, don't get me started on the CRG...
Have you seen Whitty treat apart the Tory MP over the lockdowns effects on other NHS treatments.
He is totally outgunned by intelligence and humanity. Wonderful.
When Johnson gets the royal order of the boot, I'm sure he could make a fortune if he gave an honest autobiographical account of the skulduggery, porkie pies, giving the ferret a run, threatening journalists, wallpaper, the party party, pissed in parliament, buyer's remorse, but then....
On top of that brexit is still a quagmire, negotiations dragging on & on…
Big climbdown from Frostie today
Simon Case has resigned.👍
should be receiving his p45 shortly
Simon Case has resigned.👍
No he hasn't, all he's done is stepped aside from leading the inquiry
Why do the far right hold such power? They are a minority of Tory PMs.
It’s being suggested in the news he has a year to sort his act out.
Mercury year? [88 days]
Twodogs
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Simon Case has resigned.👍No he hasn’t, all he’s done is stepped aside from leading the inquiry
Yeah, I wasn't very specific. Was a quick post on the hoof.lol👍
slowoldman
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Why do the far right hold such power? They are a minority of Tory PMs.
To over simplify it... It's not the Tory part anymore, that's just the shell.
I know it’s the Guardian but Prof Chris Witty v Joy Morrison MP just further illustrates the much illustrated point that we are governed by morons. Beaconsfield hang your head in shame.
^^ Yeah, absolutely no factual evidence to back up her assertions so deletes them.
What a hero.
It’s being suggested in the news he has a year to sort his act out
2021?
binners
Full MemberIt works in Switzerland but it won’t work here. Look what happened in this country the last time the populace was trusted to cast its collective opinion on a fairly seismic decision…
Mmm. What is the magic difference though? I think part of the problem is that we don't do it enough- so when we do have a referendum, it's only for massive events and nobody's really used to it. Ticking a box in an election every few years doesn't really keep people connected to the idea of making political decisions- only a third of people voting in local elections frinstance. And we've had, what, 3 national referendums ever? I suppose arguably 4 since the last election became a brexit proxy.
It's not too shocking if you do something maybe once or twice in a lifetime and it doesn't go brilliantly. Practice makes perfect. Maybe the only thing that makes the Swiss better at direct democracy is the fact that they do it, and the thing that makes us terrible at it is that our political system's almost designed to make it that way.
@Poopscoop The MP had to delete as Twitter put her in the sin bin for that tweet and the only way back is by removing the offending post.
I heard the sky interview again earlier and it really is incredible. It just screams utter contempt and a complete lack of comprehension. It is staggering just how detached from reality he is. He may as well have yelled "people will think what I tell them to think". You'd think after being massively on the back foot for weeks/months he would reflect and consider how he is perceived, but that interview suggests he doesn't have a ****ing clue. Credit to the interviewer, he was excellent.
Sandwich
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@Poopscoop The MP had to delete as Twitter put her in the sin bin for that tweet and the only way back is by removing the offending post.
Ah, didn't know that.
Good on them though.
Don't think I've seen Tories as low as 30?
https://twitter.com/BritainElects/status/1471982901185196034?t=KFQTXOC9t8gQQtfmdEkLvg&s=19
People are a fickle bunch, I suspect a change in Tory fortunes when they have a new leader.
Would you want to inherit this****fest though?
No thanks. Plenty of Tories will want to though, they are welcome to the poison chalice.
You’d think after being massively on the back foot for weeks/months he would reflect and consider how he is perceived, but that interview suggests he doesn’t have a **** clue.
Hardly surprising when you look at the gaggle of useless, sycophantic toady’s he’s surrounded himself with.
A bunch of nodding dogs who’s only qualification for the positions they undeservedly hold is their willingness to blow smoke up his arse and stroke his planet-sized ego
A bunch of nodding dogs
Lol, very good.
I’ve just re-watched that Sky interview. Sweet Jesus!
https://twitter.com/elraynerista/status/1471950122280001545?s=21
a tory mp
We've had an advent calendar of s***. Every day the door opens, more pours out
your bed mate lie in it.
LAB: 38% (+3)
CON: 30% (-6)
GRN: 10% (+2)
LDEM: 10% (-1)
Greens and LibDems on level pegging?
And why are the LibDems polling less than they did at the last general election?
Literally the only paper sticking up for Boris. Who owns the Express guys?
Talk about being out of step...
There's always a lot of statistical noise in polling, it's about which way parties are trending that matters.
5mths befire next years local elections- that'll be interesting but will Johnson still leader then?
Rural seats like n Shropshire will be fun to watch, R4 had a very angry lifetime Tory voting dairy farmer who'd just voted lib dem.
Brexit shafting UK fishermen & now farmers with the Australian trade deal is starting to bite
Brexit shafting UK fishermen & now farmers
Trouble is, will they see it as a Brexit problem or that the govt negotiated a bad deal?
People are a fickle bunch, I suspect a change in Tory fortunes when they have a new leader.
My Tory voting parents hate Boris and can't wait for him to go.
Though she was adamant that Paterson had done nothing wrong, hadn't been able to appeal or call witnesses.
Trouble is, will they see it as a Brexit problem
You would think that if Brexit had been a huge issue in North Shropshire on Thursday the Rejoin EU candidate would have got more than 58 votes.
Literally the only paper sticking up for Boris. Who owns the Express guys?
Its owned by Reach which is a FTSE250 company once known as the Trinity Mirror group. As that name suggests whilst it consists of quite a few regional papers its most notable brand is the Daily Mirror.
So same owners for the last ditch supporters and also probably the paper most responsible for upsetting him.
Express was a fairly recent acquisition from Richard Desmond.
